أوسط

Arabic

Etymology

An elative adjective, from the root و س ط (w s ṭ); compare وَسْط (wasṭ, “center”).

Adjective

أَوْسَط • (ʔawsaṭ) (feminine وُسْطَى (wusṭā), masculine plural أَوَاسِط (ʔawāsiṭ), feminine plural وُسَط (wusaṭ))

elative degree of وَسِيط (wasīṭ)
خَيْرُ الْأُمُورِ أَوْسَطُهَا
ḵayru l-ʔumūri ʔawsaṭuhā
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middle, central

Declension

Declension of adjective **أَوْسَط** (ʔawsaṭ)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَوْسَط ʔawsaṭ	الْأَوْسَط al-ʔawsaṭ	وُسْطَى wusṭā	الْوُسْطَى al-wusṭā
nominative	أَوْسَطُ ʔawsaṭu	الْأَوْسَطُ al-ʔawsaṭu	وُسْطَى wusṭā	الْوُسْطَى al-wusṭā
accusative	أَوْسَطَ ʔawsaṭa	الْأَوْسَطَ al-ʔawsaṭa	وُسْطَى wusṭā	الْوُسْطَى al-wusṭā
genitive	أَوْسَطَ ʔawsaṭa	الْأَوْسَطِ al-ʔawsaṭi	وُسْطَى wusṭā	الْوُسْطَى al-wusṭā
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَوْسَطَيْن ʔawsaṭayn	الْأَوْسَطَيْن al-ʔawsaṭayn	وُسْطَيَيْن wusṭayayn	الْوُسْطَيَيْن al-wusṭayayn
nominative	أَوْسَطَانِ ʔawsaṭāni	الْأَوْسَطَانِ al-ʔawsaṭāni	وُسْطَيَانِ wusṭayāni	الْوُسْطَيَانِ al-wusṭayāni
accusative	أَوْسَطَيْنِ ʔawsaṭayni	الْأَوْسَطَيْنِ al-ʔawsaṭayni	وُسْطَيَيْنِ wusṭayayni	الْوُسْطَيَيْنِ al-wusṭayayni
genitive	أَوْسَطَيْنِ ʔawsaṭayni	الْأَوْسَطَيْنِ al-ʔawsaṭayni	وُسْطَيَيْنِ wusṭayayni	الْوُسْطَيَيْنِ al-wusṭayayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	basic broken plural diptote‎; sound masculine plural		basic broken plural triptote‎; sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَوَاسِط‎; أَوْسَطِين ʔawāsiṭ‎; ʔawsaṭīn	الْأَوَاسِط‎; الْأَوْسَطِين al-ʔawāsiṭ‎; al-ʔawsaṭīn	وُسَط‎; وُسْطَيَات wusaṭ‎; wusṭayāt	الْوُسَط‎; الْوُسْطَيَات al-wusaṭ‎; al-wusṭayāt
nominative	أَوَاسِطُ‎; أَوْسَطُونَ ʔawāsiṭu‎; ʔawsaṭūna	الْأَوَاسِطُ‎; الْأَوْسَطُونَ al-ʔawāsiṭu‎; al-ʔawsaṭūna	وُسَطٌ‎; وُسْطَيَاتٌ wusaṭun‎; wusṭayātun	الْوُسَطُ‎; الْوُسْطَيَاتُ al-wusaṭu‎; al-wusṭayātu
accusative	أَوَاسِطَ‎; أَوْسَطِينَ ʔawāsiṭa‎; ʔawsaṭīna	الْأَوَاسِطَ‎; الْأَوْسَطِينَ al-ʔawāsiṭa‎; al-ʔawsaṭīna	وُسَطًا‎; وُسْطَيَاتٍ wusaṭan‎; wusṭayātin	الْوُسَطَ‎; الْوُسْطَيَاتِ al-wusaṭa‎; al-wusṭayāti
genitive	أَوَاسِطَ‎; أَوْسَطِينَ ʔawāsiṭa‎; ʔawsaṭīna	الْأَوَاسِطِ‎; الْأَوْسَطِينَ al-ʔawāsiṭi‎; al-ʔawsaṭīna	وُسَطٍ‎; وُسْطَيَاتٍ wusaṭin‎; wusṭayātin	الْوُسَطِ‎; الْوُسْطَيَاتِ al-wusaṭi‎; al-wusṭayāti

Derived terms

الشَّرْق الْأَوْسَط (aš-šarq al-ʔawsaṭ)
الْعُصُور الْوُسْطَى (al-ʕuṣūr al-wusṭā), الْقُرُون الْوُسْطَى (al-qurūn al-wusṭā)

Descendants

→ Bengali: অওসত (ousôt)
→ Classical Persian: اَوْسَط (awsat)
- → Hindi: औसत (ausat)